What are your crazy theories after Endwalker

[Denishia]

Someone in another thread suggested that the Watcher on the moon, being a construct based on an Ancient, is based off of Erichthonios, and the dramatic irony and perfect symbolism of that, of the ultimate Warder keeping an eye on Lahabrea's dangerous to be freed but shouldn't be destroyed creation and the thousands of years of avoiding each other- and therefore we get a line of dialogue with the Watcher after finishing Pandaemonium to confirm this.

Also that the Myths of the Realm raid will set up that the Twelve are similar concepts to the Watcher created by Hydaelyn and her co-conspirators to help out the world immediately after the sundering but then retreat/fade away to let the Sundered stand without them (but their crystals or something similar remain and that's what we interact with to start the raid).

Corvos is Bojza or HoH 2.0.

Azdaja isn't in Meracydia or the New World - they chased after one of the Ascians and accidentally ended up on one of the other Shards. Vrtra and Estinien will try to find Azdaja and fail - and stumble into about problem that sets up a 7.0 conflict, but Azdaja on another Shard is saved for 8.0 or 9.0 adventure.

[Anvaire]

- The sundering starts to unravel
- probems arise from Zodiarks influence ending
- Estinien and Graha and WOL go on an adventure that leads into 7.0.
- I really want julius to be more important.

[Iscah]

I -The cold death of the universe mentioned by the Ea in Ultima Thule will be an important part of the overarching plot in "Season 2"

The heat death of the universe is a real scientific concept that will play out over billions of years. It is quite outside of our realm to prevent, but also won't be happening any time remotely within the scope of the story.

It only concerns the Ea because they made themselves immortal and they'll be around to see it happen.

[EdwinLi]

This is basically already confirmed by the FSH Studium quests.

At least, the massive influx of souls from Zodiark causing issues and the aether in the world returning to pre-sundering levels.

I honestly expect this was going to happen since the story basically removed the pillers that kept the whole sundering thing together being Zodiark and Hydaelyn.

Hydaelyn maintained the sundering of the world's stability and Zodiark maintained the unsundered souls in himself. With both gone, the flood gates are broken and what becomes of the Source and shards can only be bad if something does not stabalize things or people will manage some how to make it through the worse of the Source and shards adjusting itself to the changes on the planet.

[Kesey]

The Allagans still exist and live on another planet.

Their history is something like we discovered space travel before the calamity and made an Ark rocket to leave the star and find another one with small part of the population before the calamity destroyed their civilization. Then they've been living on an aether rich planet not suffering calamities for thousands of years building their technology and magic waiting for a time to return when Zodiark and Ascians can't stop them from taking their "destiny" which is to conquer the star.

The villain for 7.0 will be apart of the advanced scouting party and this will only be revealed to us at the end. Our ability to stop this villain will also send the message back to the Allagans that the WOL is ready to defend the star and this will mobilize their armies--in other words use our defend the weak morality to be the cause of up coming galactic war.

In 8.0 Zenos is rescued by them and treated like a long lost citizen because of his power and resonant. Furthermore he will fit in with the Allagans and get a new perspective on life. Zenos will lead the vanguard invasion force and will instead deny us any fight with him because he now has grander ideas of domination.

9.0 will visit another shard to stop the Allagan invasion there, as it becomes apparent they have the means to travel to shards easily. What would be interesting if the villain was a shard of Azem who has become disillusioned adventuring and wants more instead.

10.0 will have us go to the Allagan planet which has become a city planet like Coruscant from Star Wars. We'll win over their civilization and reveal the true evil that has been puppeting those events from the shadows, setting things into motion because they knew Hydaelyn and Zodiark were destined to fall. This evil will be the thing Azem was trying to solve during the original Final Days.

11.0 will be the thirteen to face down this evil that has been hiding their this whole time and also save the remaining souls. The WOL will save existence but be cast into a time vortex and spit out into an unknown future.

12.0 will retrofit of the entire game, changing the world into present and past tense. Maybe something like world of ruin (previous expansion would be the world of balance). And they start a new adventure for the WOL heading to stop an unknown threat.

You said crazy right?

[kaynide]

-The Lahabrea in the pandemonium storyline is not our Lahabrea; we are responsible for the creation of our Lahabrea and he knows it.. It was always personal against us. (Our Lahabrea being Ericthonios).

-The “war of ideals” will play out in Corvos/the new world. Essentially finding a new homeland for the Garleans who “are now good”, but the current people can’t forgive/forget. A lot of “sins of the father affecting their kids” stuff.

-One if the remaining ascians is, in fact, benevolent. And will work to gain our trust and become an ally.

-The remaining dragon is a major antagonist. Essentially Vrtra, but rules with an iron fist. Or he too has become nihilistic and wants everything to end. Liberating his people/stopping him will come at a cost…will it damage our relations with the other dragons?

-Zenos returns…and finds new meaning in life as an understudy of Hildebrand…is renamed “Jeff”.

[Alleluia]

-Eric becomes our Lahabrea

I'd bet money on this.

-Zenos somehow comes back (again)

I'd bet (a small amount of) money on this.

-Zenos returns…and finds new meaning in life as an understudy of Hildebrand…is renamed “Jeff”.

"Ned", or no deal. (And now I'm picturing Zenos Manderville posing. Good Lord. XD)

-Emet and Hythlo are either gone for good or at least a really long time, or they'll speed-reincarnate (possibly with the aid of the aforementioned time skip) and join the main cast in 7.0

"with new parts for all to play", "I hope we meet again in a joyous reunion", etc. I think this is a solid idea. I dunno HOW, unless they're gonna be kids. I can't see us timeskipping 15-20 years. Although, nothing says they have to reincarnate on the Source, I suppose. Could reincarnate on a shard and be older due to time shenanigans, like between the Source and the First.

[Alleluia]

I dunno if the life cycle of the ancients would matter. They'd just end up kids to current races, but with very dense souls. They still wouldn't have ancient biology. Though I do wonder if having unsundered souls would effect things like their lifespan, or just their available mana pool? Hades on track to be a boy wonder of a black mage, regardless.

[kaynide]

"Ned", or no deal. (And now I'm picturing Zenos Manderville posing. Good Lord. XD)

I have my heart set on him trying to become the true Jeffrey of Light. Of course only possible by overcoming the Jeffrey of Darkness…only to realize the magic was in him all along. If he only believed in himself.

Also his attempts at doing the manderville pose are incredibly stiff and awkward. The entire arc revolves around his confidence building. Also being served a meal by momma manderville who treats him like the 5 year old he is.
Jeff: whines about meaningless life blah blah
Mom: “That’s nice dear, now take your boots off my table and finish your greens or I will end you”
Jeff: complies, immediately.

[Iscah]

-Eric becomes our Lahabrea

I'd bet money on this.

I'm not so convinced. I like the alternate idea of him reincarnating into the researcher who found the crystal.

And can I take this moment to go on a side rant about calling him "Eric"? I know a lot of people are using it but it feels like a Hildibrand-style misnaming to me while "Erich" seems a more natural short form by syllable.

"with new parts for all to play", "I hope we meet again in a joyous reunion", etc. I think this is a solid idea. I dunno HOW, unless they're gonna be kids. I can't see us timeskipping 15-20 years. Although, nothing says they have to reincarnate on the Source, I suppose. Could reincarnate on a shard and be older due to time shenanigans, like between the Source and the First.

The shard time shenanigans would be a clever way of getting them back into the story if it's possible, but if we ever did get a time skip I'd expect something more like five years – and if we got that, I would love to see cute kiddie Hyth and Hades somewhere. They don't even need any sort of feature, just spot them in an establishing shot or something.